Hypersonics Aerodynamics Engineer – Onsite Flight Systems

Sandia Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Telecommuting

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks aeronautical engineers to design, analyze, and support hypersonic and rocket flight systems. You will work with teams across aerodynamics, flight mechanics, and simulation to shape hardware and mission planning.

Qualified candidates have a DoE Q-level clearance, a relevant Bachelor's, and strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python/C++. Relocation and onsite work are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to multidisciplinary teams designing and testing hypersonic systems.
• Develop and validate multi-fidelity aerodynamic and flight models using analytic methods, CFD, and wind tunnel data.
• Analyze vehicle performance, stability, and control; deliver actionable characterizations.
• Build trajectory simulations and multidisciplinary models for design studies.

Skills

Security clearance (DoE Q)

Aerodynamics

Flight mechanics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

C/C++

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks aeronautical engineers to design, analyze, and support hypersonic and rocket flight systems. You will work with teams across aerodynamics, flight mechanics, and simulation to shape hardware and mission planning.

Qualified candidates have a DoE Q-level clearance, a relevant Bachelor's, and strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python/C++. Relocation and onsite work are available.